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Thieves Steal Ancient Gold Coins in German Museum Heist
Celtic gold treasure stolen from the Celtic and Roman Museum in Manching.
Photographer: Frank Mächler/picture alliance via Getty Images)/picture allianceGerman police are appealing for witnesses after thieves broke into a Bavarian museum on Tuesday night and made off with a horde of nearly 500 ancient gold coins worth several million euros.
The coins, dating from around 100 BC, were discovered in 1999 during excavation work in the municipality of Manching north of Munich and are touted by the local museum as the largest Celtic gold find of the 20th century.